Healing Corner – A Blarg for Björk’s Sake
We live in a dystopian nightmare of fascism, inaccessible healthcare, chronic pain, elevated stress, disrupted sleep patterns, overworked and underpaid individuals, isolation, and the inability to PAUSE for a gotdamn minute. We’re expected to keep toiling for scraps amidst the heartless malignancy of billionaire rapist pedophiles preying upon our citizenry and destroying our infrastructure; loyalist hacks demolishing health protections, research, education, and the core essence of science; AI data centers pulverizing our environment & depriving us of basic needs; flagrant eugenicist genocidal tactics funded by our taxes; horrific Orwellian propaganda trying to gaslight us that scarcity is abundance and fear is normal; and the surveillance state designed purely for power, cruelty, and control. Herein lies a nonspecific, highly randomized assortment of my wellness advice, lifestyle recommendations, intellectual property, and creative ramblings. Hope it helps someone, somewhere.
My credentials?
Chiropractor (pets & people). Solopreneur. Osteoarchaeologist. Anthropologist. Trivia queen. Opera & beekeeping enthusiast. Former VFW volunteer & VA intern. Former special ed substitute teacher. Former beer industry worker (woo Pink Boots!). Occasional doom scroller. Parent. Matriarchist. Enduring perimenopause, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, chronic pain & fatigue, postpartum weirdness, ADHD, and the ramifications of childhood/physical/sexual/narcissistic abuse SIMULTANEOUSLY. There are no days off.
Doing my best to be a helper & a good person. Find enclosed tidbits of hope & inspiration & joy & connection. We need it. We need each other. I can’t believe I’m writing a blog. This is the desperation of the human condition.
KINDNESS IS A VIRUS – BE CONTAGIOUS.
New here? Get to know me & my practice…
I’m a one-woman show, all around crafty gal, and puzzle solver, managing life day to day as a business owner, chiropractic provider, and parent. Daily challenges include ADHD, hEDS (Ehlers-Danlos), perimenopause, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and cPTSD. Every day there is an unexpected item in bagging area and the checkstand keeps beeping at me! I’ve learned the hard way to have expectations in the gutter and contingency checklists for bad days.
Core tenets:
- First, do no harm.
- Seek to do good, always.
- Kindness is contagious.
- Give freely from your own abundance.
- Be a helpful neighbor.
- Be a good host.
- An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- Every day is an exception.
- Honesty is the only policy.
- Accept gifts graciously, then pay it forward.
Mission & Philosophy:
Finding FUNCTIONAL solutions within the constraints of life’s circumstances. Whether it’s work, budget, mobility, disability, stress, memory, hormones, brain fog, routine, sleep, or pain – I’ll work with you to find the best possible solution for your challenges. I speak from personal experience when I say that having chronic illnesses, injuries, and layered struggles can be EXPENSIVE, EXHAUSTING, and ETERNAL. So, if we accept the limitations of our current situation, we do the best with what we have. Small changes can make huge differences. Planning & strategizing are worth their weight in gold to keep you functional.
Many chiropractors champion searching for the root cause of your discomfort or injury. While that’s wonderful, knowing the issue doesn’t necessarily translate to wellness. Plenty of my patients know WHY they hurt, and which decades-old injury led to their current situation. What they lack is direction and a plan, and a provider who gives a shit enough to ask questions. Let’s talk limitations: Don’t have insurance? Can’t afford major surgery, fancy medication, or monthly massages to manage your condition? Can’t take time off work to adequately heal? Clinical trial not accepting new candidates? Suggested treatment options jeopardize your sobriety? My practice meets you where you are, whether you know the root cause or not, to create unique solutions that work for you. Furthermore, I take into account all of your lifestyle routines. Where can we get you to stretch more? Are you hydrating enough? What’s your sleep quality? Is your desk area supporting you? Specific changes, tailored to you.
We have one life on this planet, and tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. I’m here to help you live your days as best you can, with as minimal limitation as possible. To get you on that road trip without a flare up, to finally golf with your dad, to sit comfortably on the floor to play with the kiddos. I want you OUT of my office and self-managing your wellness, so let’s work together.
The money bit:
- My office is patient self-pay. I don’t contract with commercial insurance companies – they’re awful, they limit the work we can do, and they don’t pay me squat. So let’s cut the middleman. You are my patient; I am your doctor – we’re the only people needed.
- My goal is to make people well; I need money to pay bills, so I can stay in my office, make my CBDiva creams, and help as many people as possible, but money is not my driving force. I’m a healer, not a grifter.
- VA patients get 12 covered visits with a referral from their primary.
- My office participates with:
- CareCredit – deferred interest financing. 0% for a promotional period so you can get the care you (or your pets) need, and worry about payment later
- ChiroHealth USA – like a Costco membership for chiro discounts
- Flexible payment options available. Let’s get you feeling better FIRST, and figure out a mutually equitable financial arrangement. Again, I’m good at finding solutions per limitations. Tell me what’s up, and we’ll work together.
Community:
WE RELY ON COMMUNITY TO SURVIVE. My office is a hub for connection, networking, barter & trade. Visit the “I Have/I Need – Freewill Giving” board to submit an offering or a request. It’s my version of Craigslist or OfferUp but tinier and for free… rehome your old inflatable mattress, get help planting trees, meet up at the park with your hyperactive toddlers. Leave surplus chicken eggs or homegrown oranges in the waiting room for folks to take what they need. GIVE FROM YOUR OWN ABUNDANCE AND HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS.
